What color is #495A3D?

#495A3D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #495A3D?

The RGB value is 73, 90, 61: 73 red, 90 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #495A3D?

The complementary color is #4E3D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #495A3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#495A3D color

#495A3D rgb(73, 90, 61)

Shades of green

The hex color #495A3D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.6% red, 35.3% green and 23.9% blue (73, 90, 61).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 19% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#495A3D color codes

HEX	`#495A3D`
RGB	`rgb(73, 90, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.6%, 35.3%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 19%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 32%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 32%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.11, -12.6, 14.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.11, 19.34, 130.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.246, 9.066, 5.782)`
Decimal	`4807229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #495A3D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #495A3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#495A3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #495A3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #495a3d; }
.text { color: #495a3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495a3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(73 90 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #495a3d, #3d5a40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #495A3D?: #495A3D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #495A3D?: The RGB value is 73, 90, 61: 73 red, 90 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #495A3D?: The complementary color is #4E3D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #495A3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.